Bodum Travel Coffee Press Kits 50% off: Orange w/ Extra Lid $10, Stainless Steel w/ Extra Lid $15 + Free shipping (expired)

Quote from solarwind : I didn't buy this. As others pointed out, it doesn't make sense for a French Press to be a travel mug. Key point: After you brew coffee for 4 minutes, you need to pour the coffee out of the French press into coffee mugs. This is how French Presses are supposed to work. This product keeps the coffee in the Press for as long as you drink your coffee. IT IS CONTINUOUSLY BREWING! French Presses are not supposed double as travel mugs. This produce is a gimmick more than anything else.

gd pt. i plan on putting fresh ground beans in this at home in the AM. take it to work and use the hot water spigot to make the coffee and then pour into a ceramic mug. essentially i'll be using it mostly as:

1. a container for fresh ground beans (since i don't want to bring my grinder to work)
2. a portable french press that i can bring back home to put in my dishwasher without too much mess and hassle of my current french press i keep at work.

hopefully it will work out but thanks for informing people that the coffee will become overbrewed if you leave the pressed grounds in there too long

I have the stainless steel Bodum press and it's awesome.

I saw this french press item at Ralph's clearance section a few weeks back, and was immediately attracted to the brand name and color, but when i picked it up to inspect, i saw the press/plunger had detached/unscrewed itself off the mesh part. There was no way i could get it to go deep into the cup to screw it back in, and i noticed that all the others sitting at the shelf had the same problem. The mesh was stuck at the bottom of the cup whereas the holder wasn't long enough to get connected. I tried to pull the mesh part out of the cup but couldn't. I figured that was probably the reason why it was on clearance. Sure hope that isnt a design flaw. The plunger didnt look too well made.

Quote from geedeb : I saw this french press item at Ralph's clearance section a few weeks back, and was immediately attracted to the brand name and color, but when i picked it up to inspect, i saw the press/plunger had detached/unscrewed itself off the mesh part. There was no way i could get it to go deep into the cup to screw it back in, and i noticed that all the others sitting at the shelf had the same problem. The mesh was stuck at the bottom of the cup whereas the holder wasn't long enough to get connected. I tried to pull the mesh part out of the cup but couldn't. I figured that was probably the reason why it was on clearance. Sure hope that isnt a design flaw. The plunger didnt look too well made.

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Quote from geedeb : I saw this french press item at Ralph's clearance section a few weeks back, and was immediately attracted to the brand name and color, but when i picked it up to inspect, i saw the press/plunger had detached/unscrewed itself off the mesh part. There was no way i could get it to go deep into the cup to screw it back in, and i noticed that all the others sitting at the shelf had the same problem. The mesh was stuck at the bottom of the cup whereas the holder wasn't long enough to get connected. I tried to pull the mesh part out of the cup but couldn't. I figured that was probably the reason why it was on clearance. Sure hope that isnt a design flaw. The plunger didnt look too well made.

How much were you able to snag it for?

Thanks OP! Wanted something for work that I can throw in my locker with my small grinder and some coffee. Looks like this is the perfect solution.

I don't know if I like the idea of the coffee staying in contact with the water after the steeping period, so I may use it JUST as a small french press, I'll have to see.

Thanks again, cool gadget.

Thanks OP, ordered one. Have a 8-cup bodum french press at home. BTW--if I see anyone who has this orange bodum cup from the airport, I will remember they are SDers:-)....

Thanks OP!

I think this will work well as a personal french press at work. I don't mind using the community coffee maker but it doesn't exactly get cleaned the way I'd (everyone) would like it to be.

I'd bring this along on trips but I wouldn't be steeping my coffee for too long. Tea, I don't mind. Not coffee.

Quote from roqboy : How much were you able to snag it for?

Since i couldn't get any of them to work, i didnt buy any. I was soooo tempted though, they do look pretty and the perfect size. All of them had the same problem where the mesh part had come off from the handle and were stuck at the bottom of the cup.

I have been drinking french press coffee for years and I have never had any issues with "over brewing". Sometimes I get distracted and have left it for 15 minutes and it just tastes a little stronger than normal (and less hot). But, it definitely doesnt taste bad.

In fact, there are some people who "brew" their coffee for 12 hours or more. Albeit in cold water.

Now tea tastes very bitter if you leave it too long, so maybe thats where this comes from?

Quote from Stomper88 : I have been drinking french press coffee for years and I have never had any issues with "over brewing". Sometimes I get distracted and have left it for 15 minutes and it just tastes a little stronger than normal (and less hot). But, it definitely doesnt taste bad. In fact, there are some people who "brew" their coffee for 12 hours or more. Albeit in cold water. Now tea tastes very bitter if you leave it too long, so maybe thats where this comes from?

I agree totally.. I think it depends on the tastes you like from coffee (and also, of course, the kind of beans, the temp of water, etc.) I never thought "over-brewing" in a french press is a problem. Keep in mind that after the "tamper" is down, the grounds are compressed at the bottom and there is not a lot of water circulation around them. As I mentioned on a post earlier today, I already have a "French Press" stainless mug (I now remember, it is an R.E.I.-branded mug), and I love it. I can fill it with near-boiling water before I hit the road, take it in the truck with me, after a few minutes I'll press it down and enjoy my French Press coffee. At the end of the day I rinse it out and I'm ready to go again the next day (with some fresh grounds and heated water.)

I think the whole fear of "over-brewing," as it relates to coffee, comes from the "percolator." Most of you under 50 (I am just about at that mark.) probably don't even know what this is. I was too young to drink Coffee in the heyday of those devices, but, from what I've heard, that was really over-brewing. Constantly pouring boiling water over the grounds again and again. Ugh! Also, coffee probably sucked in those days, same as it did for wine and beer. Coffee fans, imagine a world with nothing but Folgers and MJB as your choices. So maybe even the percolator got a bad rap...

Quote from geedeb : Since i couldn't get any of them to work, i didnt buy any. I was soooo tempted though, they do look pretty and the perfect size. All of them had the same problem where the mesh part had come off from the handle and were stuck at the bottom of the cup.

How much were they on clearance for?

plastic french press? NO WAY! you need glass and steel not plastic... ever try to get coffee smell out of plastic? BLECH

Quote from solara689 : so slowwwww bought 2 thermos yesterday at Target = total 6...pass

This is a coffee press, Little different from a thermo, One of the cheapest better end ones Ive seen. Also a thermo. As well as you can drink the fresh coffee you just made out of the same container. You lose